The textual tension and academic significance of Dream of red mansions in A brief history of Chinese fiction
Through the analysis of the oil printed versions of A roughly history of fiction,A roughly history of Chinese fiction and various versions of A brief history of Chinese fiction,it can be seen that Lu Xun's academic judg-ment on Dream of red mansions has undergone multiple revisions and adjustments,reflecting a significant textual tension.From the literature review,it can be seen that Lu Xun only gained an understanding of the Zhiyanzhai commentary on Dream of red mansions discovered by Hu Shi very late,and only absorbed a small amount of details related to the author,without using the important information in the commentary that could most influence the interpretation and interpretation of Dream of red mansions.This is related to Lu Xun's two core understandings of Dream of red mansions.First,Although Lu Xun extensively quoted Hu Shi's"autobio-graphical legends,"his identification with the"prototype"was far greater than that of"mutual verification between Cao and Jia".Second,For the last forty chapters of Dream of red mansions,Lu Xun accepted Hu Shi's theory of Gao E's continuation of the book,but at the same time believed that the continuation of the book was not significantly different from the author's original intention,and only focused on criticizing a few failed works that were not sad enough.These understandings were not only derived from Lu Xun's analysis of relevant literature on Dream of red mansions,but also deeply influenced by his literary ideas.That is,Realism can be inconsistent with reality,while tragedy should be widely pervasive throughout.